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About Gurala Village

Gurala is a small village in Pipalda tehsil, in the district of Kota, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 368, made up of 205 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 795 females per 1000 males. The village covers 394.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325009, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurala village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Kota
Tehsil Pipalda
Pincode 325009
Area (hectares) 394.39 hectares
Population 368
Male Population 205
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 795
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurala compares

By the 2011 count Gurala is the 120th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,086 residents. Its 394.39 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Gurala

Gurala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gurala as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gurala from other places

Gurala lies about 101 km from Kota, and the nearest railway station is Datarda Kalan, about 18 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gurala
Nearest railway station Datarda Kalan 18 km
Nearest town Sheopur 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Pipalda 32 km
District headquarters Kota 101 km

Villages closest to Gurala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pipalda tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Gurala

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurala village had a population of 368. That makes it the 120th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,086 residents.

Gurala village has 205 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurala has about 795 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Gurala is 325009. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurala covers 394.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gurala falls under Pipalda tehsil of Kota district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gurala is Datarda Kalan, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gurala.

Gurala is about 101 km from Kota in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurala is in Pipalda tehsil of Kota district. Datarda Kalan is about 18 km away. Sheopur is about 24 km away. Pipalda is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kethoda (2.0 km), Naya Gaon (3.9 km) and Bagawada (4.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gurala today is likely to be higher.

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